The Emoji Movie
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Anthony Leondis (born March 24, 1972) is a Greek-American animator, filmmaker, and voice actor, known for directing The Emoji Movie, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor, and the unreleased DreamWorks Animation film B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations.
- 1997–2017
- Anthony Leondis, March 24, 1972 (age 51), New York City, U.S.
Tony Leondis. Writer. Director. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:25. The Emoji Movie (2017) More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Tony Leondis was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Emoji Movie (2017), Shrek (2001) and Igor (2008). Born March 24. Add photos, demo reels.
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Jul 10, 2017 · SR Originals. How Toy Story Inspired The Emoji Movie, According to Tony Leondis. By Molly Freeman. Published Jul 10, 2017. Screen Rant interviews The Emoji Movie director Tony Leondis about the film's inspiration and developing a movie out of the concept of emojis.
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Mini Bio (1) Tony Leondis was born on March 24, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Emoji Movie (2017), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Igor (2008). Trivia (2) Master's Degree from Holy Cross. Undergraduate from Holy Cross; Cal Arts; Boston School of Fine Arts. See also.
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Anthony "Tony" Leondis is an American film director, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He has collaborated with many Disney features, such as Home on the Range and direct-to-video films, such as Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.
He later left Disney and directed the 2008 MGM animated film Igor, the 2011 DreamWorks animated short Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (in which he also voiced Young Croc), and the 2017 Sony Pictures animated film The Emoji Movie.
•The Lion King II: Simba's Pride - (1998; additional character designer)
•Home on the Range - (2004; story artist)
•Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch - (2005; director, screenplay)
•Kronk's New Groove - (2005; story)
Jul 28, 2017 · The Emoji Movie: Directed by Tony Leondis. With T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph. Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
Jul 19, 2017 · INTERVIEW: Director Tony Leondis on “The Emoji Movie”. July 19th, 2017 Jackson Murphy. In July 2015, Sony Pictures Animation won a three studio bidding war for rights to make an emoji-based feature film. And just two years later The Emoji Movie is here. The fast-track project was put in the capable hands of director Tony Leondis ( Igor ...
